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out her medical license and practicing in the influenza epidemic.
She succumbed to the disease for three weeks but is feeling fine now.
You know that Los Angeles is a tourist "rendezvous." Some of
us who are old residents hardly realize this because we do not have
to seek a place to lay our heads. Zeta, please send us more of your
members! We have a fine idea of your personnel. Mrs. Grainger
came yesterday. She tells us that she may stay on in our sunny clime.
We hope so. Thank you, Zeta. We are looking up Ethel Chase,
also.
Marguerite Fagel Richmond walked i n on us. Her husband, who
is a lieutenant in the Dental Corps, is still at Bordeaux. She is
impatiently awaiting his return. We also had a visit from Flora
Miller Dunn. 1 say "visit" because her family has kept her away
from meetings. So many of our housekeepers find it hard to attend
our meetings as they occur on Saturday.
Esther Warren Ogden, ex-'15, Lambda, was in the city at our
last meeting. Her husband has been discharged much to her joy.
Bakersfield is just too far to make it possible for her to attend our
meetings.
We are starting a new precedent—namely a big get-together in the
form of a luncheon every year. This time Mrs. Perry will be our
guest of honor. We hope to have every Alpha O within hailing here.
Don't you think it a fine idea for all alumnae chapters? So many
people cannot come to every meeting, but they will make the effort
to come on occasions like these.
However, i f yesterday is a sample of our future meetings, we will
not need the incentive of a luncheon to get us out.
Before I close I must tell you that Frances Chandler Kirkpatrick
has a new "Georgio Washington" baby. Think of all the wonderful
traits he should have, and undoubtedly will have!
Goodbye for now,
L U C I L E R. CURTIS. was exceptionally pretty and enjoyable.
DEATH
Ruth Crippen, '12, Lambda, died of pneumonia and heart failure
December 16th, 1918, i n San Diego. She left her husband, baby
girl of a year and a half, and a week old baby.
BIRTH
Frances Chandler Kirkpatrick, ex-'14, and Dr. John Kirkpatrick,
Los Angeles, a boy, Harry Chandler, February 22nd, 1919.
LINCOLN ALUMNffi
The Lincoln Alumnae Chapter has held three interesting meetings
since I last wrote. Annie Jones Rosborough and Emma Bennett
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Beckman were hostesses for the January meeting at Annie's attractive
bungalow in the southern part of town where most of Lincoln's brides
are starting housekeeping. Roma Rush Pickering and Beulah Rush
Collins entertained the girls at the February meeting and Lourene
Bratt assisted by Viola Gray was hostess for the March meeting.
The question which is absorbing the interest of the girls at present,
both the active and alumnae, is that concerning a new chapter-house.
The active chapter is larger each year and is keeping pace with the
increase in the college enrollment, so the time has come when it is
necessary to make plans for a permanent home. At a luncheon at the
Lincoln Hotel a few weeks ago, which was attended by forty-five
active and alumnae girls, the question was discussed and the alumnae
president, Verna Kean, who presided during the informal talks,
appointed a committee consisting of Helen Fitzgerald, Luree Beemer
Beaumont, and Viola Gray, to confer with a committee from the
active chapter on definite plans. We hope to have a new home in
the fall.
The luncheons which have been held two or three times during the
college year for all members and patronesses have proven such a
success in promoting the interests of the two chapters that it was
decided at the last meeting to hold them once a month.
The active chapter has invited all alumnae members, escorts, and
husbands to attend as its guests the annual formal dance which will
be given at the Lincoln Hotel, Saturday evening, March 15th.
Many are planning to accept the invitation of the active girls.
A marriage which came as a surprise to most of the girls as we
were not expecting it until early in the summer was that of Helen
Eckles to Alfred Hoppe which took place Saturday afternoon,
February 22nd, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Fleming, where
Helen has made her home since the death of her mother. The
wedding was a very quiet affair and was attended by only the mem-
bers of the two families, a few friends, and a few of the Alpha O's.
The week of the wedding the active girls gave a linen shower for
Helen at the chapter-house to which the alumnae girls were also
invited. The active girls were charming hostesses and the affair
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hunter, who are living in Oakland, California,
announced the birth of a son in February. Mrs. Hunter is better
known as Emma Schreiber.
Grace Gannon has been seriously i l l from the after effects of an
attack of influenza. She is greatly improved at this time and is able
to resume her teaching in the Omaha schools.
Annabel Good Paine recently attended as the Alpha O repre-
sentative a meeting which was held at the Scervin Hotel in Oklahoma